E-LIKAS

Electronic Ligao Kaligtasan Sistema — Privacy Statement

About This System

E-LIKAS is a disaster evacuation management system operated by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) of Ligao City, Albay, Philippines. It supports evacuation center management, evacuee registration, disaster alerting, and related disaster response coordination.

Information We Collect

When a family is registered during evacuation, we collect:

  • Full name, date of birth, sex, and civil status of each family member
  • Contact number (where provided)
  • Barangay of residence
  • Vulnerability indicators relevant to disaster response: PWD status, pregnancy, lactating status, solo parent status, indigenous person status, and 4Ps beneficiary status

The public-facing mobile app does not require an account and does not collect any personal information from residents browsing alerts, evacuation center information, or hazard maps.

How We Use This Information

Information collected is used to coordinate evacuation center capacity and resource planning, plan relief and cash assistance distribution, identify residents who may need additional assistance during disaster response, and prepare official disaster response reports (such as DROMIC reports) for submission to relevant government agencies.

Who Can Access This Information

Access is restricted to authorized CSWDO personnel and barangay officials, through individual password-protected accounts. Each account's access is limited by role -- barangay officials can only view and register families within their own barangay.

How We Protect This Information

The system is served over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection, access requires individual authentication, and administrative actions are logged. As an actively developed system, security measures continue to be reviewed and improved.

Your Rights

Under Republic Act No. 10173, the Data Privacy Act of 2012, you have the right to be informed about how your personal data is processed, to access your own data, to request correction of inaccurate data, and to file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission. To exercise these rights regarding information collected through E-LIKAS, contact CSWDO Ligao City directly.

Contact

For questions about this privacy statement or your information, contact the City Social Welfare and Development Office, Ligao City, Albay.

E-LIKAS is a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology academic capstone project, developed in partnership with the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) of Ligao City, which cooperated with the study and provided information supporting its development. It has not been operationally adopted by CSWDO for actual disaster response operations.